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Alabama Getaway-> Promised Land, Peggy-O-> El Paso, Brown Eyed Women, Cassidy, Far From Me, Althea-> Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Deal Drums-> Scarlet Begonias-> Fire On The Mountain-> Estimated Prophet-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Around & Around-> Good Lovin', E: Johnny B. Goode

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Reviewer: GHoltz - - February 25, 2010
Subject: USGS - Fire on the Mountain - eruption timing
At 7:05 p.m. on June 12, a plume of ash billowed 2.5 miles (4 km) above the volcano. At 9:09 p.m. a much stronger explosion sent an ash column about 10 miles (16 km) skyward.[32] This event caused the Portland area, previously spared by wind direction, to be thinly coated with ash in the middle of the annual Rose Festival.[33] A dacite dome then oozed into existence on the crater floor, growing to a height of 200 feet (60 m) and a width of 1,200 feet (370 m) within a week.[32]

I was not there, but this one gets five stars...just because .....

Reviewer: enlightenedchuffer - - July 7, 2009
Subject: outstanding estimated & NFA
If nothing else, check out 3:13-5:17 and 12:20-15:56 of Estimated for some playful insanity and proof that the boys were ON that nite.

The funkified NFA is not to be missed either.

4 star audience show overall.

Reviewer: J.LEE - - July 7, 2009
Subject: ASH
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFERENT MEMMORIES OF THIS, BUT I WAS THERE AND REMMEMBER ASH FALLING LIKE A LIGHT SNOW STORM. IT THEN STARTED RAINING MAKING EVERYTHING WITH A LAYER OF GREY MUD..VERY MESSY! THE NEXT DAY WE DROVE TO SEATTLE AND IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.. HAD TO KEEP CHANGING THE AIR FILTER IN THE CAR BECAUSE ASH WILL RUIN YOUR ENGINE.. CONTINUE ON AFTER SEATLE TO SPOKANE .. AS FOR THE QUALITY OF THE SHOW ,I THINK THE TAPE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.. JUST WANTED TO SHARE WHAT I REMEMBER.. I WONDER HOW SO MANY OF US THAT WERE THERE SAW ASH, AND OTHERS DIDN'T...

Reviewer: NoyoWharfRat - - November 27, 2007
Subject: Let's put the ash story to bed
The mountain had been erupting since March of 1980. Numerous times it did cough up some ash. I have friends down the Toutle River that got the horrific flood after the May 18th shindig. For the full story go to the Wikipedia article and read through the lineage or call Harry Truman on the ether phone and ask him what it was like to have the lake and trees come through his windows.

This is a great show, I think. I just finished DL'ing it and burning a couple copies.

Jerry's "on", and the rest of the band is on the same page. Really like the Not Fade Away. Wish I coulda' been there.

Most of my Oregon shows were at Autzen Stadium, which was cool because Kesey was there allot.

-NWR

Reviewer: athiker90 - - July 28, 2007
Subject: I was there...
.. and it really did rain ash. Every vehicle in the parking lot was covered with a quarter inch of dark gray volcanic mud. I was crying at one point during the show. Not sure why, maybe the realization that something so beautiful would end, some day. That happened 15 years later.

I have this concert on cassette tape but this recording is possibly better.

Reviewer: Garcia/Kimock Fanatic - - December 11, 2006
Subject: Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who is the taper? Phenomenal job brother! This sounds almost as good as 11/29/80. But I like this show just as much. Check out the huge versions of BEW and Cassidy in the 1st set. Second set what the boys were all about...amazing live music at its best! One hell of a show!!!

I do not know enough about all the Mount St. Helen eruptions and the timing of them. I was only 6 years old at the time of this show. All I can say is, it's tough to beat 1980 Grateful Dead music. Keep the great AUDs coming!!!

Reviewer: BustedFlat - - September 10, 2006
Subject: nice AUD but...
A great show that fits nicely on two discs with the encore on disc one. Crank up the bass a bit, otherwise a very nice AUD. Brown Eyed and Deal are the first set highlights for me.As for the second Fire kicks ass, Estimated is fantastic. A greta addition to anyone's Early 80s collection.

Reviewer: L. Rosley - - June 28, 2006
Subject: Great second set
Nothing special about the first set, but an awesome Scarlet-> Fire On The Mountain-> Estimated Prophet, especially after Prophet. Extended jams that really go some interesing places. The jam out of drums into Not Fade Away is also great. A decent audience recording, as well.

I was living in Seattle at this time. (Didn't see this show.) Seattle had several "snowfalls" of ash. The were erruptions on May 18, May 25, June 12, July 22, and October 16-18. The guy who called someone a liar obviously wasn't there, and obviously didn't bother to check the facts.

www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Sthelens.html

Reviewer: zetetic - - June 2, 2006
Subject: fire on the mountain - yes
So glad to locate this show as we were there and it was AWESOME.

Still have somewhere a film can of ash from Mt. St. Helens that I collected off my car the next morning.

Believe it!

Z

Reviewer: capn doubledose - - November 22, 2005
Subject: Been looking forward to this...
Awesome BE Women, Cassidy, Althea, but the Scarlet>Fire is a whopper - truly unbelievable. Great run I had seen them a month earlier on the East Coast and they were definately up.

Reviewer: mannixprettypeggy - - November 18, 2005
Subject: For the record
I have not listened to the recording yet. However, I have been searching for it for some time and am glad to have located it because it was one of my favorite shows of all time (say of 50ish shows). As for venue, definitely the Coliseum. I stayed in the hotel right across the street (and was a bit of a regular there in those days). As for whether it was "snowing" ash when people exited the show, not! I went with my friend Larry to a nearby bar for a postshow beer only to find everyone watching the tv. On the tube was a map of the area which showed the mountain and the path of the ash plume. As the newscaster predicted, the ash began to fall sometime later. We stocked up on beer and headed back to the hotel. However, we were too twisted (does this cast my entire account in doubt? I hope not) to use the covered parking and the next morning found my car covered in a grey glop. Thankfully, it had rained during the night (no surprise since it was the Northwest) and we were able to drvie back to Seattle for the show the next night (which was also amazing). By the way, I long thought (and wanted to believe) that the mountain erupted during FOTM. Recently, I received a book as a gift from my youngest daughter, basically a chronological history of the Dead on a show by show basis. Very cool. According to this book, that is exactly what happened. Cheers. Uh-Oh. Look out. Mannix. Pretty peggy.

Reviewer: UncleJohn1962 - - October 16, 2005
Subject: What a show...
Drove over 1000 miles from LA to see this show, and camped in line to be one of the first handful of people to get inside. After the first four songs or so I was danced out - and streching it already. When I left the show I thought it was snowing, and luckily, I only drove less than 10 miles to get a motel, rather than try to drive to the upcoming Seattle show. Seeing as how my dad lent me his best car, I'm glad I didn't try to get to Seattle. Rumor had it that a guy started for Seattle and burned up a Porsche motor. Just the other day there was a special on TV about Mt St Helens and they explained what would happen if a Jet Airplane flew through that ash - "it's like finely chopped glass" - great for an engine.

Reviewer: Mr. Charlie - Lambertville - - October 16, 2005
Subject:
...or perhaps not try so hard. No need to acuse anyone of lying.
Love this show. Still feeling the aftershocks.

Reviewer: veggidog2000 - - August 1, 2005
Subject: do your homework
or you might sound like a complete tool.....calling people liars???? DOH!!

great show!! rich in history, "myth", and magic. good aud. recording as well. 5+

Reviewer: thegraphicsguy - - July 15, 2005
Subject: It is True
Bob Wier stopped and mentioned the irony. It was the second eruption and it was indeed at the coliseum.

Reviewer: Gr8ful Ted - - July 14, 2005
Subject: Historical reference is correct
While wetry makes a point that the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens DID occur on May 18, 1980, there were two follow up eruptions in that caused significant ashfall shortly thereafter. I came out of the venue (which I remember to be the Paramount and not the coliseum), to find what I though was snow falling. It was actaully ash. I am thankful it didn't ruin our car engine on the 20-mile drive home. I remember looking at my watch at the beginning of Fire and noting the time. When I got home and watched the news, it was obvious the mountain blew about 5 minutes or so into Fire on the Mountain.

Reviewer: wetry - - July 7, 2005
Subject: Yeah right man
THe mtn blew at 8:30 AM on MAY 18, so how in the world was the band deep into a second set as it blew? Its kinda neat to see an urban myth come alive , and see someone who claims to have been there no less. Too bad it makes for a great synchronicity story about a very heady band but alas its all a BS lie, and so are you mister ashy car. 3 stars for the show not spectacular not bad.

Reviewer: orgle b dorgle - - February 4, 2005
Subject: Fire indeed
the mountain (ST. HELENS) blew as they were jamming during fire!! came out side and ash falling like a dumptruck load of fine sand. A fun show with very HIGH energy!

Reviewer: Frankenoid - - January 22, 2005
Subject: We killed a Pinto
Driving back to Eugene that night. For years I didn't know if the show was so memorable because of the Dead Pinto, or if it was a hot show.

Hearing it again, it was a hot show.

Reviewer: SHRED - - October 8, 2004
Subject: I was there
We went out to the car after the show. There was St Helen's ash all over it.
Truly a 'Fire on the Mountain' experience!
The band had lots of energy that night.

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